![]() ![]() ![]() Tropicfeel ran across the finish line in record time. Designers sought out to create a shoe that would outperform and out-style the rest. Tropicfeel launched on Kickstarter to do just that. Imagine treating your feet to the comfort of sports shoes, the benefits of water shoes, the outsole of hiking shoes, and the style of trendy shoes all at once. And FinalStraw made $5 million in revenue its first year. Is there actually a market for a travel-friendly, reusable straw? A whopping 38,443 eco-conscious backers say yes. I like a product to be in-hand and know that it's really working." You haven't sold them and gotten them into people's hands yet. Shark Lori Greiner argued, "There's really dozens and dozens of straws out there to do what yours is doing. Their mission to save marine life didn't woo the sharks, however. This material is what makes FinalStraw collapsible.Įmma Rose Cohen and Miles Pepper, the makers of FinalStraw, believed in their product and pitched it on Shark Tank. However, it also features an inner elastic made from medical and food-grade TPE tubing. Like other reusable straws on the market, the FinalStraw features a stainless steel base. FinalStraw is just what it sounds like-the final straw you'll ever need. ![]() The makers of FinalStraw went live on Kickstarter to bring awareness to this environmental crisis. Americans toss out 500 million straws per year. Plastic straws are not recyclable, but people still use them daily. The World's First Collapsible, Reusable Straw - $1,894,878 How many do you recognize or own? #2: FinalStraw With a funding success rate of 38.21%, it's no wonder why so many entrepreneurs turn to this platform to raise money.īut do any of these successfully funded projects actually go anywhere, or are they dead on arrival? Here are the most funded Kickstarter projects from 2014-2020. Kickstarter has become a favorite crowdsourcing platform since its launch in 2009. That's one reason many brands launch on Kickstarter. Money trees don't exist, small business loans are not always easy to secure, and most people don't have a Rolodex of wealthy investors at their disposal. Raising capital isn't always a walk in the park, either. After all, every step of the production process costs a pretty penny. Too many entrepreneurs put their innovative ideas on the back burner for one reason-lack of funds. ![]()
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